Humax Foxsat HDR Expert Reviews

The brilliant Foxsat-HDR is certainly the best freesat personal video recorder on the market at the moment. It's as well designed as it is easy to use, sounds great and has an excellent picture quality that we can't really fault, although ...

Styling ; picture and sound quality ; decent connectivity

Hard drive could be bigger ; component out would have been handy

As the first freesat PVR on the market, the Humax Foxsat-HDR would have sold even if it was utter rubbish. Luckily, it's brilliant and anyone who buys one will have a sturdy, easy-to-use machine that looks fantastic under their TV and boasts ...

Using a fraction of the power a Sky HD box uses in stand-by the Humax Foxsat-HDR struts into the High-Definition set-top box room with a smug grin on its face and an eco-badge on its lapels.

Decent EPG and menu system. Excellent picture quality

Limited High-Definition content

With eye-blisteringly crisp pictures, a whopping 300GB hard drive, a simple menu and some prime green credentials, the Humax Foxsat-HDR is one foxy HD set-top box.

Freesat is aiming to carve a major role for itself in TV's post-analogue age, competing against Freeview, Sky and cable/broadband operators. For those unable to receive a terrestrial signal, it represents a viable multi-channel TV (and radio) option. ...

For the money, Humax's Foxsat-HDR Freesat PVR looks like a great alternative to Sky+.

Finally, a non-subscription box that lets you watch and record HD. But can the Foxsat HDR really take on Sky+?

Superb usability. Great picture and decent sound, especially in HD. Full PVR functionality

We're desperate for more HD content

The first Freesat recorder is finally here. But is it any good?

Excellent AV quality / HD capable / Easy to use / Plenty of PVR flexibility / Loads of recording space

HD capabilities largely wasted / £50 off would be nice

, reminding people that in these financially tough times there is an easily recordable satellite broadcasting service out there that you don't have to subscribe to

The Humax Foxsat HDR finally provides a good alternative to Sky+ and it's pricey subscription

User-friendly ; Recording functionality ; Upscaling standard-def to HD ; Media hub functionality ; Classy EPG and menu system

Needs more HD channels ; Slow to boot up

You can navigate the EPG by selecting the genre of your desired programme, which can then be viewed as a table, a list or a schedule of selected shows. You can also find a show by inputting the name

If you're looking to take the plunge with Freesat, this is the way we'd do it â€" a great piece of kit

Superb usability; great picture and decent sound, especially in HD; full PVR functionality

We're desperate for more HD content...